F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
The Timberwolves' fan base, generally savvy and informed, can pass that test by agreeing that the 2021-22 Minnesota Timberwolves were overachievers. And chokers.
The Timberwolves enter the offseason knowing that they have found their coach, in Chris Finch; that they have one of the game's best big men, in Karl-Anthony Towns; that they have one of the league's next superstars, in Anthony Edwards; and that they have woken a hibernating fan base and city.